Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-20
LANSING LYRICS.
Fusicnlsts Nominate Yaple for Senator Tks
Governors Amendments


United States senator was called to order
In Pioneer hall on the evening of the 18th,
by Representative Bentley, and call OF
the roll disclosed the fact that thirty
six OF the fusion members were present.
After the appointment of Representatives
s. Baker and Hosford as telers, a motion
for an Informal ballot prevailed, and pend
ing that event Senator Deyo nominated
for the senatorship George l.. Yaple Of
Mendon, the late fusion candidate for
governor. The nomination was seconded
by Senator O'Reilly of Wayne.
Representative Stuart of Wayne nomi-
mated the Hon. VIM. G. Maybury of De-
troit.
The first informal ballot resulted as fol
lows: George l.. Yaple, 10; Henry A. Rob
inson q; '.Little Jake,n 4; VIM. G. May
bury, 3; Il. b. Hill, 8: VIM. l.. Bancroft,
Michael Shoemaker, / total cast, 80; neces-
sary to choice, 10
A second informal ballot was then taken
with the following result: Yaple, %; Rob
ins0n, q: &. A. Ward, 9; Maybury, / /; John
j. Enright. l.; Don NJ. Dickinson, T. The
tellers decided not to announce the vote
Tor Mr.. Dickinson, and they declared 30
votes cast, with Is necessary to choice.
The formal ballot resulted: Yaple "a,
Robinson q, +. G.. Stevenson /.
Senator Deyo's motion to make the
nomination for Yaple unanimous was
carried.
Representative Preston introduced a
resolution urging member of congress to
make an effort for the reduction of the
revenue and treasury surplus, which after
considerable wrangling and the failure of
Representative Hosford's motion TO lay it
on the table, was carried. The caucus
then ad journed.
| GUBERNAToRIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Commissioner of Rairoads-John T..
Rich of Elba, Lapeer county.
Commissioner of Insurance Henry s.
Raymond of Bay county
Adjutant General-John Robertson of
Inspector General-Frank d. Newberry
OF Branch county.
Quartermaster General-Sherman b.
Daboll of Clinton county.
State Librarian Harriet A. Tenney of
Lansing.
Members OF the board Of trustees Of the
Michigan asylum for the Insane Robert
Burns of Kalamazoo and Ira r. Grosvenor
of Monroe.
Warden of the Michigan State Prison
Hiram I. Hatch of Jackson.
Warden of the State House Of Correc
tion-Erwin G. Watkins of Rockford.
Inspector of Salt-George w. Hill Of
| East Saginaw.
Commissioners of Mineral Statistics
Charles ID. Lawton of Lawton.
Member of the Michigan Board of Phar-
macy--Stanley l.. Parkhil of Owosso.
Member of the Board of Managers of the
| State House of Correction and Reforma
tory-Hampton Rich of Ionia.
Inspector of the State Prison-Wm
! Chamberlain of Three Oaks.
Members of the Board of Trustees of the
! Eastern Asylum for the insane Augustus
G. Baldwin of Pontiac and Joseph f. Saw
| yer of Monroe
Member of the Board of Control of the
State Public School-Isaac A. Fancher of
Mt. Pleasant.
Members of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture-Wm. b McCreery of Flint and Chas
| W. Garfield of Grand Rapids.
Member of the Board OF Corrections and
| Charities-Marcus Pollasky of Alma.
Members of the State Board of Health
John Avery of Greenville and Arthur Ha-
zelwood of Grand Rapids.
Member of the Board of Control of Rail
roads-Harry A. Conant of Monroe.
LEGISLATIVE DoINGs.
January Is, 1887.
The event OF the week in the house was
the adoption of resolution submitting
the question of prohibitory amendment
| to the constitution TO popular vote. The
| text of the resolution is the same as that
introduced two years ago by Representa-
tive Chapman, who stands sponsor for il
| this year. The resolution passed by a vote
of "a TO 81, and the announcement OF the
vote was greeted with deafening applause.
Among the innumerable petitions sent
| to the house Is one from Mr.. Henry Cham
| berlaln ofThree Oaks, asking that impeach-
ment proceedings be begun aguinst Gov.
| Luce for executing the Office of governor
at the same time that he was alleged to be
member of the state board of agricul-
| ture. Mr.. Chamberlain's petition was
laid on the table, but was subsequently, at
Gov. Luce's demand, referred to the house
! judiciary committee The governor de-
mands thorough investigation.
A number of bills have been introduced
| in both branches of the legislature during
the week. many OF them in one form or
! another having made their appearance at
| every session of the legislature for the
past dozen years. Some few there we're
which posse ssed the merit of originality,
and were called forth by the demands OF
the time.
Both houses adjourned to-day until $50
p. IN. on Monday, the 18th. The great
! event of the coming week will be the cleo
ton OF United States senator. The vote
will he taken on the 18TH each house vot-
| ing separately.
There is considerable conjecture as to
| the action the senate will take on the
amendment to the constitution forbidding
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors. There
! is doubt expressed whether it will pass the
senate. There is strong opposition TO the
| amendment in the upper house, but the
house members hope by n little delay to
convert the opponents
Appropos the temperance question, we
! will state that Mr.. Wood Of Gratiot has a
bill to allow the people of several counties
! to decide by vote whether they will pro-
| hibit the sale of liquor within their bounds.
| The measure is similar to the Scott law Of
| Canada There is also bill TO increase
! the tax upon saloons. just what figure
| will be fixed upon by the committee is un.
| determined. Some members wish to have
the present law doubled, and some want it
increased to still greater extent than
that
1t appears that impostors are seeking to
| acquire to themselves the honor which at
taches to n grand army badge. Bills max
| ing it a criminal offence for unauthorized
| persons to wear such n badge have been
introduced in the house-the first one by
Mr.. Williams, the other by Mr.. Chapman
The membership of the committee on
| railroads has been increased to five. Sena-
! tor j. w. Babcock's bill amending the stat
utes with reference to the discharge of mort
! cages has been favorably considered by the
committee of the whole and placed on
orders for third reading, and the PROPOSE
ton to appropriate funds for the payment
of the expenses of the state weather SER
vice has also been favorably reported from
the committee.
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